I would like to write to potential relatives in Italy to discover if they are truly related. Is there a sample letter that I could modify? I would like to introduce myself, tell them who my relatives are, and ask them if there is a connection.

I know zero Italian (well maybe a few words) and have written to several cities requesting civil information with templetes out of "Italian Geneological Records" with good success. Unfortunatley, I've not found sample letters for relatives anywhere.

The name Italia, probably a Graecized form of Italic Vitelia (='calf land'), was originally restricted to the southern half of the 'toe' but was gradually extended. By 450 B.C. It meant the region subsequently inhabited by the Bruttii; by 400 it embraced Lucania as well. Campania was included after ...

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